Chapter 56 Carbon monoxide poisoning?
Lin Xiaoyue didn't really believe Liang Jingyao's words. In her mind, damn, my brother was bullied, why not beat him up and keep it for the New Year? So she was always wary of Zhan Ying.
Until it was time to eat, when Lin Xiaoyue and Liang Jingyao sat down, Zhan Ying was still standing behind Liang Jingyao, like he was standing guard!
As a result, every time Lin Xiaoyue looked up, she would always see Zhan Ying standing there tall. The condescending feeling made her put down her chopsticks and said, "Brother Liang, there are only two of us here. Please let Zhan Ying sit down and eat."
Liang Jingyao looked back at Zhan Ying and said, "Zhan Ying, sit down and eat with us!"
"Yes, thank you, master, thank you, Master Lin!" Zhan Ying had never sat down to eat with his master, but he could not disobey his master's orders, so he stiffly went to get a bowl of rice.
As Zhan Ying sat down, the oppressive feeling she had just felt disappeared. Lin Xiaoyue began to enjoy the delicious food again. She picked up several pieces of meat and began to eat with relish. "The meat is stewed very well today. The dried radish is also very flavorful after being pickled with salt. And the potatoes have absorbed the broth and are delicious! Come on, eat!"
Liang Jingyao thought the stewed meat was indeed good, but he was more interested in the bacon next to it. "It's really good. How did you prepare the meat for the steamed egg? It looks like fresh meat, but it feels more than just fresh meat. I think it's delicious, especially with rice!"
Lin Xiaoyue said proudly, "It's the bacon and steamed eggs I mentioned yesterday! If we want to keep the bacon and eat it slowly, we have to blanch it and take it outside to dry. We'll eat it the next day anyway, so there's no need to make it so complicated."
Liang Jingyao nodded, picked up a large piece and put it in his mouth, "Delicious! Pickle some more for me when you have time, I like this taste."
Lin Xiaoyue thought this was quite simple and readily agreed, "Okay."
After lunch, Liang Jingyao and Zhan Ying dried the radish strips before going next door to continue building the house. Lin Xiaoyue cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen and then carried a basket to the woods to dig winter bamboo shoots. She had promised Manager Wang last night that she would deliver the first batch of winter bamboo shoots as soon as possible.
This bamboo forest is very large, with shadows of bamboos all the way to the mouth of the waterfall, so it is more than enough to supply Jueweilou. Besides, if the amount of bamboo is too large, it will seem less precious, so the quantity of winter bamboo shoots must be controlled every time!
Lin Xiaoyue was very good at finding winter bamboo shoots. She dug out more than a hundred winter bamboo shoots in a whole afternoon, and her palms holding the hoe were numb!
However, she didn't plan to give it all to Jueweilou. She first threw some into her backpack to keep for herself, and threw the rest for Jueweilou into the space. She would not go to the capital again at night. In case something delayed her and she could not get back before curfew, she would have to stay in the capital for one night!
But if I go out during the day, although Brother Liang won't ask anything, I'd better find a good excuse. After all, Brother Liang and his family are building a house for me, and it's polite to go out and say hello.
What's a good excuse?
Lin Xiaoyue was thinking as she walked, perhaps she was too engrossed in her thoughts, so she didn't notice that her skirt was caught by a dead branch. Finally, when she heard a "hiss" sound, she turned around and found that her skirt was torn!
Ha, isn’t it here?
The old must go before the new can come. It’s time for me to buy some nicer skirts. I’m going to be the owner of Jueweilou, so I have to act like one, right?
She threw away the dead branch that was caught on her skirt and walked straight to the bamboo courtyard with joy.
In fact, before going to dig bamboo shoots, Lin Xiaoyue boiled a pot of ginger and jujube tea in the yard and simmered it with the remaining fire. Unexpectedly, after being away for the whole afternoon, the kettle was still there untouched. It seemed that Brother Liang and Zhan Ying had not come back.
Lin Xiaoyue took out a bowl from the kitchen and couldn't wait to pour herself a bowl first. She drank it in one breath. She felt warm in her stomach and felt very comfortable all over!
The princess in the morning is a connoisseur. It is good for women to drink more brown sugar ginger tea!
I wonder if Brother Liang still has hot water to drink?
Lin Xiaoyue picked up the ginger and jujube tea and walked next door.
"Brother Liang, stop busying yourself and drink some hot tea to warm your stomach first!"
Liang Jingyao heard Lin Xiaoyue coming, wiped his hands and walked over to take the kettle from Lin Xiaoyue, "Look at you, this place is such a mess, and you came all the way here! We have water here, and we didn't finish it this morning."
Lin Xiaoyue's interest in drinking the ginger and jujube tea wasn't in the wine. She said with a smile, "The sun is almost setting, how can I drink cold water? This is ginger and jujube tea. The princess even took a pot away this morning! Come and try it. I was afraid you didn't like sweet things, so I used less brown sugar and chopped up a lot of ginger."
Liang Jingyao poured out a bowl, and it really had a smell of ginger!
"Burp!" After drinking it all in one gulp, a burp came out of Liang Jingyao's throat. His mouth was filled with the sweetness and spicy taste of ginger. "It's really good! Zhan Ying, stop busying yourself and come over to drink the ginger and jujube tea made by Master Lin."
Lin Xiaoyue was afraid that Zhan Ying would feel awkward, so she took the kettle and planned to pour him a bowl first, but Zhan Ying quickly stepped forward to stop her.
"Absolutely not! Master Lin is the master's master, how can I let you pour tea for me?" As he said that, Zhan Ying took the kettle and poured himself a bowl.
Lin Xiaoyue now finds Zhan Ying more and more pleasing to the eye! Zhan Ying's greatest strength is that he's more stable and honest than Cheng Feng. His weakness is that he's a bit pedantic, and even pouring tea is such a hassle. When there's a chance, she'll try to enlighten this clueless guy.
"Zhan Ying, what do you think?"
Zhan Ying finished one bowl, then two more in a row. His face was filled with satisfaction as he said, "Master Lin, the ginger and jujube tea you make is really good! If my brothers in the north could have a bowl like this, it would warm them up for a while."
Lin Xiaoyue asked curiously, "North? Is it as cold as the North?"
Zhan Ying glanced at his master cautiously. Seeing that Liang Jingyao wasn't upset, he said reassuringly, "Yes, they usually warm themselves by the fire and drink strong liquor to stay warm. But drinking too much alcohol can easily cause trouble. This ginger and jujube tea warms the stomach and is more comfortable than just drinking hot water!"
Lin Xiaoyue thought for a moment and said, "I have an idea! We can build a very large fireplace. The smoke from the fireplace can be conveyed to the outside through a long pipe. This way it will be very safe and the whole house will be warm. The family can also eat and chat around the fireplace. It will be very cozy!"
Zhan Ying only half understood what he heard and asked, "Is there any difference between this and a campfire?"
Lin Xiaoyue said with certainty, "Of course! If you burn a fire in the house to keep warm, the whole house will catch fire if you're not careful. Although there's also a fire burning inside the fireplace, it's protected by something outside, so you can sleep at night without putting out the fire in the stove. Moreover, the smoke from the fireplace is directly discharged to the outside through a pipe. If you burn a fire in the house, the whole house will be filled with smoke, which is very choking and can easily cause nitric oxide poisoning!"
Zhan Ying felt that he understood the first part, but the second part... "What is carbon monoxide poisoning?"
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